Harry Abels, born in Enschede in 1957, lives and works in Amsterdam.
Studied:
- Social Geography, University of Amsterdam, 1 year
- Architecture, Delft University of Technology
- Student assistant, Leiden University/Delft University of Technology, ‘effects of social policy’
- Graduation thesis: reuse of buildings, University of Twente
Career
- Assistant architect at Witt & van Well architects, later Witt & Jongen, Amsterdam, Heerlen and Berlin (1983-1994)
- Architect and partner, director at IAA architects Enschede and Amsterdam (1994-2019)
- Architect/owner at Abels & Partners, architects (2019-2025)
- Founder and owner of Genius Loci Amsterdam (2019-present)
Architects’ Register no. 1.890402.029
BNA member
Registered with the Schleswig-Holstein Chamber of Architects. No. 6762
Member of Architectura & Amicitia
Designed by Harry Abels:
Among others:
- 7 Saxion buildings in Enschede and Apeldoorn
- VMBO school Scholingsboulevard, Enschede
- Enschede station (renovation)
- Hengelo station (renovation)
- Gouda station (renovation)
- Enschede Town Hall, council chamber
- Rotterdam Town Hall, master plan
- Het Sieraad vocational school, Amsterdam
- Cruquius housing development, Amsterdam
- De grijze generaal housing development, Eindhoven
- Restructuring of the entire educational environment at The Hague University of Applied Sciences
- CPO Hellasduin housing development, The Hague
- Arcus College vocational school, Heerlen
- Gulpen visitor centre De Gieterij vocational school, Hengelo
- CPO Oostenburgervoorstraat, Amsterdam
- MST hospital, Enschede MCL outpatient clinic, Leeuwarden
A complete overview of the work will soon be available on the website:
Harryabels.nl (available mid-November 2025)
